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Tort Reform do you know what it is about? (Part 1 on Tort Reform)
Have you ever seen a person take a position on a subject, yet know nothing about the subject? Have you heard people say that they are for tort reform? What does that mean? When I hear people say they are for tort reform, my first question to them is... "What is a tort?" Almost without exception the person who is for tort reform doesn't know what a tort is. They have heard the term in the news so many times that they think it must be something to be for. A little like... "being tough on crime." Everybody is against crime but most people know what they mean when they use the word "crime."
A tort is defined as a "civil wrong." A good example would be a where an 18 wheeler truck driver, fails to pay attention and crashes his tractor trailer and injures someone. What rights does the injured person have? Well, if it were up to the trucking company the injured person would have very few if any rights. But what if the injured person were you or a member of your family. What rights should you have then?
So how does tort reform fit in this trucking accident scenario? Persons advocating tort reform would limit the rights that injured persons have to make the trucking company accountable for you or your family member's injuries. But, why? Why should the trucking company not be held responsible for their actions? Why should they be held to a different standard than any of the rest of us?
For part 2 in this series on Tort Reform, written by experienced Ocala medical malpractice lawyer, Steve Rothenburg please see, Why give up your health care rights?
Who Is Behind Tort Reform? Part 3 on Tort Reform
Steve Rothenburg is a medical malpractice lawyer that is "Of Counsel" to the Law Firm of Jeffrey Meldon and Associates. Based on his 20 years of experience; He strongly believes that public education is of the utmost importance in the prevention of medical malpractice or medical errors. Attorney Rothenburg can be contacted at 1 800 373 8000, if you think you may have been a victim of a
medical malpractice case in North or Central Florida including: Gainesville, Ocala, Lake City, Inverness, Daytona Beach, Dunnellon, Palatka, The Villages, and the counties of Alachua, Marion, Columbia, Citrus, Volusia, and Sumter.
For more information on how he can be of help to you, or with any other question you may have,
feel free to contact our office at 1 800 373 8000
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